COVID was the catalyst that caused a slowdown of the fire market, however, toward the end of 2020, the market began to bounce back. Throughout 2021, the fire market is expected to keep improving and realize improved stability. “The industry has adapted...
Here are highlights of legislative activity that could impact the electronic security and life safety industry. Federal Legislative Summary – February 2021 The old saying “elections have consequences” is never more accurate than this year as we look at...
In 2019 there were approximately 7.5 million unfilled jobs, many in high skill, high demand trades and professions. Many of our members know firsthand the difficulty they had in finding qualified people to fill thousands of open jobs just in...
It began as a week, but a special week at that, the first of which took place 43 years ago in Santa Rosa, California. Planned by the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women...
The turn of the year always seems to bring a sense of newness, but this year, within that newness, we must find the resiliency to continue down the road of recovery — professionally and personally — all the while, demonstrating...
The happenings of 2020 forced people to shelter-in-place, obey stay-at-home orders and even perform their regular work duties from home, inspiring creativity on the part of most who found solace in Zoom meetings, FaceTime and other technologies to stay connected to family, friends...
Just as ESA is passionate about security as reflected in one of our most popular hashtags used on social media — #passionatesecurity — the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is comprised of a community of passionate individuals who believe technology is...
The year was 1948. The first Porsche was built — the 356 sports car — and NASCAR had its first modified stock car race at Daytona Beach. Technology advanced with the random access storage device, Velcro and the transistor radio....
The Vermont Alarm and Signal Association donated $5,000 to further demonstrate the industry’s appreciation for police, firefighters, paramedics and EMTs working for safety and security within our communities. This money will be used to increase the amount of the national...
ESA’s National Training School has launched a valuable new tool to help employers with one of the biggest challenges faced when hiring new security technicians — gauging practical areas of proficiencies. “Many other professions use skills assessments to verify computer...